Archives: October 2010
Bill Self impersonates Vanilla Ice, says ‘word to your mother’ (video)
%{}% Bill Self: Vanilla Ice impersonator. “Yo, Allen Fieldhouse,” Bill Self, pretending to be Vanilla Ice and wearing a crooked backward hat, gold chain and gold jumpsuit, asked the crowd at Late Night In The Phog. “What’s up tonight?” The Kansas Jayhawks basketball coach launched into a monologue about how great one-hit wonders could be since, you know, he’s…
The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, is coming to KC on Nov. 9
Kansas City might feel a bit more homey on Tuesday, November 9. That’s when chef Ina Garten comes here to talk about her new cookbook, Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That. The Food Network star speaks at Unity Temple on the Plaza (707 West 47th Street) from noon to 1 p.m. She’ll be talking to Vivien Jennings of Rainy Day…
Kansas City Chiefs’ potty training parody shows ‘stupidest drill’ ever (video)
How exactly does this drill help? Somehow I missed this training camp video of Kansas City Chiefs players catching passes while sitting in a port-a-potty. This actually happened. Not sure how this is supposed to help Dwayne Bowe keep from dropping passes or if the john was actually used before. ESPN’s Kenny Mayne decided to explore the drill’s ridiculousness…
The Pitch Presents: October in Photos (NSFW)
Old ass titties, amazing concerts and First Fridays awesomeness. Missed it the first go round? We’ve rounded up the best photos from this month in this slideshow.
Kid Cudi at the Midland
The 25-year-old rapper, Kanye West protege, and fan puncher killed it at the Midland last night.
Eldier Molina and Juan Lopez get life sentences for murdering Gerson and Jose Diaz-Turcios
%{}% Eldier Molina has 75 years to think about killing the Diaz-Turcios brothers. Juan Lopez and “Puppet” Eldier Molina won’t be going anywhere for a long time. For murdering brothers Gerson and Jose Diaz-Turcios last November, Lopez and Molina received life sentences without the possibility of parole for 75 years. Gerson and Jose Diaz-Turcios were found inside a vehicle…
It’s time to institute a fullness scale on menus
I’ve heard a lot of meals described as gut-busting, but thankfully I’ve never witnessed (or experienced) an actual busted gut. That said, after splitting a pair of appetizers and entrees with a dinner companion at R Bar on Saturday night, I think we need to figure out a fullness scale. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: R Bar
Drakkar Sauna 7″ single out today on Jack White’s Third Man Records
Hot damn, it seems nary a fortnight passes without a mention of Jack White’s Nashville-based label Third Man Records here on the ol’ Wayward Blog. This time, though, there’s a local curve to things: Third Man is releasing a two-song, 7″ single from Lawrence old-school folk-country outfit Drakkar Sauna. And it’s out today! Categories: Music Tags: Drakkar Sauna, jack white,…
Chris Biggs banks on mustache gimmick to beat Kris Kobach
If you thought Kansas Secretary of State Chris Biggs’ latest political maneuver of stamping a comically lovely photo of himself on the end of a voter education ad smacked of desperation, just wait. It gets sadder. Biggs, a Democrat, is lagging behind anti-immigration superhero Kris Kobach in polls, and he’s announced his new strategy for knocking off his opponent and…
The Walkmen at the Bottleneck tonight
It seems like the Walkmen are strolling all over Kansas City now-a-days. (Har, har.) First, they played at Standard Social’s fashion show on top of a parking garage in the Plaza; now, two weeks later, they’re back at Lawrence’s Bottleneck to rock out proper. The New York band is on tour supporting its latest album, Lisbon. It’s a reverb-ridden hunk…
Sam Brownback joins Kris Kobach in vowing to fight non-existent voter fraud
Sam Brownback (R-Kobach’s Fantasyland) For months, illegal immigration crusader and Secretary of State candidate Kris Kobach has been vowing to spend Kansas’s money on a system to stop illegal immigrants from voting, despite the fact that there exists no evidence of illegal immigrants affecting the outcome of elections here or anywhere else. Until now, we could hope that common-sense…
Fred Phelps asks God for a favor: Kill Kansas Attorney General Steve Six
Fred Phelps is praying for God to kill Steve Six (pictured). When you center your campaign around being tough on Fred Phelps and company, you gotta be ready for the homophobic Topeka preacher to ask God to kill you. Kansas Attorney General Steve Six is finding out that if you’re on the wrong-side of Phelps, then someone’s going to…
Kansas’ fertile soil becoming a hot bed for Marijuana-grow operations
%{}% Attentive gardeners like Kansas’ soil. I’ve been reading a lot of stories of Kansas authorities busting up marijuana-growing operations, and guess what? Yep, weed farming is becoming quite popular in Kansas — even though it’s still illegal. “We’re seeing it all over the U.S., but operations are moving to areas in the Midwest, where they think we don’t…
Prince is hitting the road with Janelle Monae
Prince, the Great Purple One, is hitting the road with our local girl Janelle Monae. (She’s from Quindaro originally. Insider tip: Look for a more in-depth story about Monae in this week’s Pitch.) He’s also bringing along Mint Condition. This is what he said about the upcoming tour at the Apollo Ballroom in New York yesterday: “If you’ve been to one…
Hard-to-find ethnic food coming this weekend
An array of international sweets For the past 31 years, the parishioners at Overland Park’s Holy Trinity Orthodox Church have hosted an ethnic-food sale. And for much of those three three decades, the orthodox Christian church (which was located in the striking onion-domed building in Kansas City, Kansas, until the late 1990s) focused on the Russian fare of its…
2-year-old girl banned from day care due to bed bugs in Lawrence
%{}% This little guy will is causing problems in Lawrence. Bed bugs are causing serious problems for a 20-year-old single mother in Lawrence. The Lawrence Journal-World gives us the story of Renee Mellenbruch, who just can’t seem to get rid of the bloodsuckers with knife-like penises. The other problem for Mellenbruch: The buggers have gotten her 2-year-old daughter banned…
Majestic Restaurant now serving breakfast
Getting the word out…in a small way The Majestic Restaurant at 931 Broadway is best known as a traditional Kansas City steakhouse, but for the last three weeks the venue has been serving full breakfasts in its century-old dining room. It’s an appealing room for a breakfast meeting: quiet, elegant and sophisticated (yes, you can get an espresso with…
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